The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-02
THB OLD sErzLEn.
Ne Discovers gisrs or Natural aes and
Kneeks the Squire speechiesn.

NE mtocovern Bfnne OF MAMMAL tfno oma
Kneeks the Squire speechiesr-
"Isec by the papers, SQUIRE" said the
Old Settler, shat they'm flndin' signs o. coal
lie an nat'ral gas like sixty here an thar In
deestric's not 90 terrible fur from here. an
tht konsekently land they usety beg folks TO
come an take often their hands at any
price ut all Ia with dollar, now. list fora
peep over tho stun wall ut It. The minute q
felor finds signs o. ile or nat'ral gas on his
plantation he needn't lug homo his supplies In
quart Jug no moro, but kin roll 'em In by tho
bari, for signs o. them kind IL wuth moro an
Inch thin sartin- per-sure grass an 'tater farm
II wuth an acre."
Guess yer huggin' the truth pooty clus
fer wunst, Major" replied tho Squire. but tn
hain't mono o. Thorn signs OF likely to strike
anywhar In our bailiwick OF lightnin' Ia to kill
o crow roostin' on tho North Pole. Thus ono
thing I've alluz wanted to see." continued the
Squire. but natuf has ben e. sgi n,n mo an ~
% e q es sHss qsp Hs b ~ bsoss
h.isted nowher. I'm told. Mess thu1 gas to
a T many sss nt g' S. h. hsd hsE
.sq9 no s1s sRos TS.% f
sS%abSd, stEs 4 sossna hsno So
the sake o havin' tho chance to see balloon ~
Rsn o. re sb. ts 70 hs my .oss sqs
SSt en- n sdus, sl y dollar r0ln up hill an
adPs I'D shs o ssss ;nE: = sas,
ss sen T'f ehinE1 sseis .t ssnee sssain bout
:ss% ;EE' Sssss En- az
s sHrs sadn Sass anss
shoyin TIT truth saassSed il The mud e bound
Y ssp n sSSs ha1 M0S ssl
didn't bring mo bsr but G sSSt Snsk
smszin' in liz. pformsncss o that Bar arter
that story, Squire. al you tsilin me right n
ia , sSSf e IL; Sps III = dsns fhIaf n!
holdin' no gredge. an now Ill toll 70 sumpin'
ss IS "A s:ss ses ss.. ss
spoana o. s W. : iesd lps.S SIC SsS ths Ssd
so i've sso 81 e to psrde PORK an beet Ter
S::s 1Ssrs .sssIasIss NJ
save ss'S sseves Stock and resks him an bis
io!Af fen H. sa%gss2 ea, to
I got thar. He don't think .nuthin' o. luggin'
he 70 don't nss
''fs1BSs sFs = ssys to Steve bsrs Is nuts for
Ts am mo the f sas
elm Inter the woods to show bruin th't tn
want room enough hers below fer me an him
siP aes.a more Ssy No u;
ths. bar had q Ts iosFsd an chased one .n
went by, climb on to me with all four O. his
feet an yanF an bite an, CLAW an dig meat an
S him skin SH'! away to save bis bsson;. an
how "a lay. the same same, way for him.
an wen he come snss;a Pax Tong after me
swat an pound an choke an rassel him till his
tongue hung out. till I were sorry for him an
srats feT Fl the s next Found Tsins ruth isr
me to say anything bout them little skrim-
IMAGES 'cept the last IN, an, that IN want .
soFs dead IN n Their trssfs 'nA' 'A'.f' '0'
x s Sc Ear IS e; aP. made g8ss
hear which was eointer run tho farm. them Or
tsr keeps. / guess the Of ieiier had made up
II "a. g. B.sR ESs Sus s h ans
were waitin' fer mo with his jaws wide open.
pnslunE my gun. an, takin' Alp e. one o the
make lin t gone gone way s from the sdEe 8 tho
Gnlley Tore ], tackled him, The ball lift the
paw; an ths bar th1oTd en- r.! both up R ss,s
GSss ss ssey Tssi shs
nsh e n ss y e9t
Sar layin On his lace a. the bottom. xhsr
we're 2 hoTlin' Ike hurricane and kiokip, ne
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sssf sfs %s sa
sE III sss hes tar
n paS.s b.n as SsST nome hs s sae
Won I SOC funny change comm over TIC
S s Ss ao 80 sna es ssss
to lift themsefs up ofen the ground IN q
sSs ar TneS an hhsT
H. sn swsyin e an e. e. 4 yind were bl0%%In
slERt AR Was he 00S'sa as'' Rs
seemed sko.ry: an PsIs 81 "a luther re 6
guliy, and txaInt long fore The hun big car;
to sfss ea up G9 sa ss s9 al
the world ez Il twan't more'n a, feather. The
bar come up'ards tall foremost. an NOTICED
maxim him soem like q bari sailin' In the air.
Ez the bar kim a-fioatin' out o. the dep's,
I could feel my eyes begin to bulgs,
jacks. But / couldn't move no moren stun
wall kin. an thar I stood on the edge o. the
ferds me. The bar were making a, despert
all tours, but tn want no use, an up he
sailed. tail foremost, an looking ez II he were
gointer bust the next minute. no were swelled
out 30. Ea the bar bobbed UP and passed by
me could ha' reached out an grabbed him
BY tho paw, an I think no wanted me to,
. move to stop him. mot II he'd ha' bon my
d. were Q look In his eyes thu !, won't never
fergit. It was q skeort look. an a look that
seemed to say th't 1t were all my fault, an th't
I'd be sorry fer 1t some time. The bar squirmed
an struggled agin comm to setch an onheerd-
on end. but up'ards he went tail foremost.
II stood thar parlyzed w'ilo the bar went
up'ard. Tho crows that had been settlin' round
to f1yin' an scootin' around the onfortnit bar,
an yelled till were durn nigh deof. 1t want
until the bar had foated up nigh onto hun
dred yards In the air, an begun TO look like
fyin' cub, that my senses kim back to mo.
Quick ez a flash Irammed q load inter my rifle,
wrappin' tho bail with Q big piece O. dry
Imam mt havins time to tear IL To the